This newsletter is designed to provide information and updates on efforts to modernize the national forest plans within the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) amendment area.

What is the NWFP?

The NWFP is a landscape approach to public land management designed to protect threatened and endangered species in late successional and old-growth habitats, while also contributing to social and economic sustainability in the region. The NWFP was completed in 1994 and amended 19 National Forest and 7 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) resource management plans. These plans provide guidance for how public lands and resources will be managed for a period of time, usually 10-15 years. The NWFP initiated a new approach to public land management, encompassing 24 million acres of land across California, Oregon and Washington.

]]>jstewart@mac.com (John Stewart)Forest ServiceThu, 26 Oct 2017 12:31:58 -0700Campfire Safety Prevents Wildfireshttp://www.4x4voice.com/4x4voice-home/entry/campfire-safety-prevents-wildfires
http://www.4x4voice.com/4x4voice-home/entry/campfire-safety-prevents-wildfiresClovis, CA June 02, 2017 – With the Memorial Day Weekend behind us, schools will be letting out for the summer and visits to the Sierra National Forest (NF) will increase. Activities such as camping, backpacking, and picnicking in the great outdoors often include the enjoyment of a campfire.

The Sierra NF would like to remind our visitors to be responsible in their enjoyment and use of a campfire. Not only will it serve the purpose of providing warmth in the cool evenings, or roasting marshmallows, but it is part of the camping experience to sit around the fire and enjoy the company of those with you.

]]>jstewart@mac.com (John Stewart)Sierra NFSun, 04 Jun 2017 10:44:42 -0700District Court Vacates Ruling in Settlement Agreement Reinstating the Adventure Passhttp://www.4x4voice.com/4x4voice-home/entry/district-court-vacates-ruling-in-settlement-agreement-reinstating-the-adventure-pass
http://www.4x4voice.com/4x4voice-home/entry/district-court-vacates-ruling-in-settlement-agreement-reinstating-the-adventure-passJuly 11, 2016 – To implement a settlement reached by plaintiffs and the U.S. Forest Service, a district court has vacated a 2014 ruling that affected the U.S. Forest Service’s ability to enforce recreation fees at standard amenity recreation fee sites in the Los Padres, Angeles, San Bernardino and Cleveland National Forests in southern California.
]]>jstewart@mac.com (John Stewart)Forest ServiceSat, 16 Jul 2016 14:02:04 -0700Bear country tipshttp://www.4x4voice.com/4x4voice-home/entry/bear-country-tips
http://www.4x4voice.com/4x4voice-home/entry/bear-country-tipsAgencies ask the public to practice proper food storage and trash disposal in bear country

With the busy summer season quickly approaching, agencies are asking residents and visitors to practice proper food storage and trash disposal when living in or visiting bear country.

The U.S. Forest Service is releasing the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) and draft forest plans for the Inyo, Sequoia and Sierra National Forests. The Notice of Availability for these documents is expected to publish in the Federal Register May 27. This notice will initiate the 90-day public comment and review period, which includes 12 public meetings and six tribal forums.

]]>jstewart@mac.com (John Stewart)Forest ServiceThu, 26 May 2016 11:47:18 -0700Summit Healthy Forest project proposedhttp://www.4x4voice.com/4x4voice-home/entry/summit-healthy-forest-project-proposed
http://www.4x4voice.com/4x4voice-home/entry/summit-healthy-forest-project-proposedKernville, CA, December 22, 2015 – Ongoing drought and beetle-infestation have killed many trees on Forest Service lands near homes, powerlines and along roadsides near the community of Alta Sierra. To promote public safety and forest health, the Kern River Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest is preparing a categorical exclusion for the Summit Healthy Forest Project (Summit CE), which will remove overstocked green trees, as well as trees that are dead and dying or pose hazards within 1,100 acres of Forest land around the Alta Sierra community.
]]>jstewart@mac.com (John Stewart)Sequoia NFTue, 22 Dec 2015 11:05:11 -0800